In 1871 a committee comprised of the following was organized to draw up By-Laws for the newly incorporated Town of Maynard: William H. Maxwell, John Hillis, Joseph W. Reed, Asakel Balcom, W. Hazelwood and George P. Randall. Town Clerk: E.R. Chase,

The By-Laws include sections on Town Meetings, Financial Year, Town Treasurer, Water Register, Tax Collector and Taxes, Town Clerk, Assessors, Board of Health, Public Buildings, Dealers in Old Junk, Nuisances, Truancy, Streets, Jobs and Express…

This site is a ongoing project of the Maynard Historical Society funded by the Society and, in part, from a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant from the Town of Maynard, Massachusetts. We are grateful for the support of the town's citizens in preserving Maynard's history. We are also grateful to the Omeka project for the software that helps us make our collection available on the web.

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